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A bitcoin paper wallet is simply a public and private key printed together. It is an offline wallet, and is usually regarded as a type of “cold storage” (extra-secure storage that does not make contact with the hackable internet), although it has some important differences that make its presence in that category debatable (more on…

These days virtually all the methods available to buy bitcoin also offer the option to sell. The exception is bitcoin ATMs – some do allow you to exchange bitcoin for cash, but not all. Coinatmradar will guide you to bitcoin ATMs in your area. All exchanges allow you to sell as well as buy. What type of exchange you choose to…

So you’ve learned the basics about bitcoin, you’re excited about the potential and now you want to buy some*. But how? (*Please, never invest more than you can afford to lose – cryptocurrencies are volatile and the price could go down as well as up.) Bitcoin can be bought on exchanges, or directly from other people…

Bitcoin was originally created as an alternative, decentralized payment method. Unlike international bank transfers at the time, it was low-cost and almost instantaneous. An added benefit for merchants (less so for users) was that it was irreversible, removing the threat of expensive charge-backs. However, the improvement in domestic payment methods and the rapid development of alternative (non-cryptocurrency)…

To cut through some of the confusion surrounding bitcoin, we need to separate it into two components. On the one hand, you have bitcoin-the-token, a snippet of code that represents ownership of a digital concept – sort of like a virtual IOU. On the other hand, you have bitcoin-the-protocol, a distributed network that maintains a…